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Monday: May 10, 2010

Popular Today:
Sneaking chickens into your school will land you with a suspension plus a felony charge.
Sneaking chickens into your school will land you with a suspension plus a felony charge.

And let that be a lesson to all of you kids out there looking to make a name for yourselves with an outrageous senior prank. Chickens (and law enforcement) do not find amusing to be let loose through the halls of your school.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 5:26 AM | Tags (9) | prank | studends | school | chicken | vents | felony | suspension | dumb | silly |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 5 Clicks


Thursday: April 15, 2010

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Choose two celebrity Twitterers and see whose fans are dumber with one handy site.
Choose two celebrity Twitterers and see whose fans are dumber with one handy site.

Stupid Fight can't go out and administer an intelligence test to each person that's sending messages to a celebrity. So instead, it estimates based on several stupid indicators. Are they using twenty exclamation marks in a row? Do they endlessly use the abbreviation 'OMG'?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Scary @ 1:30 PM | Tags (13) | celebrities | dumb | dumber | fans | funny | indicators | interwebs | online | site | stupid | stupidfight | tomscott | twitter |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 58 Clicks


Thursday: April 1, 2010

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Nokia's N97 phone interface turns out to be a little different from the promo video.
Nokia's N97 phone interface turns out to be a little different from the promo video.

The iPhone really has changed the landscape of smartphones and it's plain to see after you see the video from the source link. You'll see some attractive looking transitions and animations  that somehow skipped the actual device. You'll want to give your trusty iPhone a hug after watching this.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 5:54 AM | Tags (9) | advertising | dumb | interface | nokia | phone | truth | ui | video | youtube |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 13 Clicks


Thursday: March 25, 2010

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Xbox Game Room online but having issues due to unforeseen overwhelming interest.
Xbox Game Room online but having issues due to unforeseen overwhelming interest.

Due to overwhelming interest from the community, we understand some people have experienced issues accessing 'Game Room' and purchasing 'Game Room' titles,' Microsoft said. 'We're actively working to resolve the issue, and appreciate your patience.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 6:03 AM | Tags (11) | 360 | classic | cnet | dumb | gameroom | gaming | interest | issues | retro | videogames | xbox |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 7 Clicks


Wednesday: March 24, 2010

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Blockbuster strikes deal with Warner Brothers to rent movies on release day.
Blockbuster strikes deal with Warner Brothers to rent movies on release day.

Well, this is certainly a little strange. This deal is not currently available to Netflix and RedBox users - meaning you have to wait quite a bit before seeing new releases from Warner before you can rent them. But for Blockbuster members, you can rent their movie the day it's released on DVD. Okay then.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 6:03 AM | Tags (10) | blockbuster | rentals | warner | releases | waiting | netflix | redbox | ars | technica | dumb |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 6 Clicks


Friday: March 19, 2010

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Netflix decides to do away with that friends feature that nobody used.
Netflix decides to do away with that friends feature that nobody used.

Maybe this would have worked better had they tried to incorporate into - I don't know, a popular social network perhaps? Seems like the right place where friends would want to exchange information about the types of movies they happen to be renting at the time. Maybe that's just me.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 6:12 AM | Tags (7) | discarded | dumb | features | friends | netflix | networking | social |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 14 Clicks


Thursday: March 18, 2010

Popular Today:
Want to run Internet Explorer 9 on your Windows XP machine? Tough luck.
Want to run Internet Explorer 9 on your Windows XP machine? Tough luck.

Microsoft has decided to give Windows XP users the finger and not allow them to use their latest and greatest web browser until they upgrade their OS over to Vista or Windows 7.  Yet another reason why I'll be sticking with Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or any other superior browser.  Good work, Microsoft.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 8:28 AM | Tags (11) | browsers | chrome | dumb | firefox | ie9 | internet | interwebs | microsoft | safari | software | upgrade |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 11 Clicks


Wednesday: March 10, 2010

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It's probably not a smart idea to throw hot coffee at a parking enforcement official.
It's probably not a smart idea to throw hot coffee at a parking enforcement official.

The next time you happen to witness the writing of a ticket on a vehicle you happen to own and find yourself agitated with coffee in hand - remember this little article. As it turns out, tossing a cup of hot liquid substance at a person of authority can in fact land you with an assault and battery charge. Who knew?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 2:01 PM | Tags (8) | anger | assault | battery | coffee | dumb | enforcement | parking | tickets |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 5 Clicks


Monday: January 4, 2010

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Gamer pays $330,000 for virtual space station.
Gamer pays $330,000 for virtual space station.

...$330,000 for a fully-equipped space station, boasting multiple biodomes packed with exciting hunting opportunities, a thriving bar, and extensive shopping and reincarnation facilities. Sounds like a bargain, but there's one drawback: it's not real.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Silly @ 5:21 AM | Tags (11) | gamer | online | virtual | space | station | money | currency | dumb | silly | crystalpalace | entopia |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 23 Clicks


Wednesday: December 30, 2009

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The top nine Internet memes of 2009 according to MSNBC.
The top nine Internet memes of 2009 according to MSNBC.

Covers everything from Kanye to the Internet's unflinching love of all things bacon. Now if you'll excuse me there is a three wolf moon shirt that needs to be washed before not venturing out on New Year's Eve.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 1:26 PM | Tags (12) | 2009 | bestof | dumb | fads | interwebs | kanyewest | memes | moon | msnbc | silly | wolf | year |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 63 Clicks


Ten words that you really need to stop misspelling.
Ten words that you really need to stop misspelling.

I'm pretty sure that I'm guilty of screwing up the 'you're, your' and 'it's, its' rules on multiple occasions. My apologies to all of the English majors who happen to frequent this site.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Funny @ 5:43 AM | Tags (7) | spelling | mistakes | grammar | theoatmeal | common | dumb | funny |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 75 Clicks


Turns out there are much cheaper ways to fill up your printer.
Turns out there are much cheaper ways to fill up your printer.

And it also turns out that it is significantly cheaper to fill said printer up with human blood over ink at today's standard prices. Scroll down and read some of the comments on source article for additional face palming action.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 5:36 AM | Tags (6) | blood | dumb | expensive | ink | printers | substances |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 26 Clicks


Monday: December 28, 2009

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Calling 911 because your significant other won't eat dinner is not an emergency.
Calling 911 because your significant other won't eat dinner is not an emergency.

FYI, calling 911 for similar non-emergency situations like this this not just once, not just twice, but over thirty times in a specific time frame is grounds for 911 abuse. Be sure to write this down in your life lesson book kids.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 3:22 PM | Tags (9) | 911 | dinner | dumb | emergency | once | silly | thrice | twice | fyi |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 17 Clicks


Wednesday: December 23, 2009

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Mother decides to call 911 on son who won't stop playing video games.
Mother decides to call 911 on son who won't stop playing video games.

I'm sure this was a great use of police time who had to respond to this 'emergency' call. Whatever happened to just pulling the plug from said video game console? Are parents not allowed to do that anymore?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 5:15 AM | Tags (6) | 911 | dumb | habits | kmov | videogames | waste |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 20 Clicks


Thursday: December 10, 2009

Popular Today:
Yes, licking a pole in cold weather will play out just like it did in A Christmas Story.
Yes, licking a pole in cold weather will play out just like it did in A Christmas Story.

Apparently this happens at least once every Winter somewhere in America (in this case Boise, Idaho). Let that be a lesson to all of you daring kids out there. Don't be like poor Flick.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 8:02 AM | Tags (6) | christmas | dare | dumb | movies | pole | tongue |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 18 Clicks


Thursday: November 5, 2009

Popular Today:
No Doubt not too happy with how their likeness was used in 'Band Hero'.
No Doubt not too happy with how their likeness was used in 'Band Hero'.

In one instance of how 'Band Hero' allows for unauthorized use of No Doubt's likeness, a feature on the game has the band's Gwen Stefani singing Rolling Stones song 'Honky Tonk Women,' the band's lawsuit states.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 6:44 AM | Tags (7) | bandhero | dumb | gaming | likeness | music | nodoubt | videogames |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 12 Clicks


Friday: October 30, 2009

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Rapping your way through a McDonald's drive thru will land you a citation.
Rapping your way through a McDonald's drive thru will land you a citation.

The teens said they were imitating a popular video on YouTube. They rapped their order, which begins with, 'I need a double cheeseburger and hold the lettuce ...' once quickly before repeating it more slowly.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 7:01 AM | Tags (8) | rapping | mcdonalds | drivethru | teenagers | utah | dumb | citation | youtube |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 21 Clicks


Wednesday: October 28, 2009

Popular Today:
Twelve of the worst car parking errors caught on video.
Twelve of the worst car parking errors caught on video.

Enjoy these feats of automobile parking brilliance in all of their YouTube glory. Some of them will cause you to literally laugh out loud (I'm looking at you, oil station lady).

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 2:00 PM | Tags (6) | dailycognition | dumb | errors | funny | parking | video |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 67 Clicks


Monday: October 26, 2009

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Five people who managed to fail their way upwards to fame and fortune.
Five people who managed to fail their way upwards to fame and fortune.

Soon after, he signed a freaking recording contract and dropped out of Berkeley to pursue a full-time music career while thousands of legitimately talented, unsigned musicians quietly drank themselves to death.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 6:54 AM | Tags (8) | cracked | fame | fortune | fail | upwards | dumb | money | rich |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 50 Clicks


Thursday: October 15, 2009

Popular Today:
Pepsi apologizes for putting out controversial iPhone application.
Pepsi apologizes for putting out controversial iPhone application.

The app has drawings of what it calls different female types, including the aspiring actress dressed in waitress garb, and the bookworm with pulled-back hair and glasses. The app supposedly gives guys just the right line to win over a particular type.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 6:57 AM | Tags (7) | iphone | app | pepsi | offensive | advertising | apology | dumb |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 28 Clicks


Friday: October 2, 2009

Popular Today:
Cocain sandwiches, anyone?
Cocain sandwiches, anyone?

Nope, not the smartest way to smuggle something into a country. Probably not all that tasty either.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 6:54 AM | Tags (6) | abc | cocaine | drugs | dumb | sandwich | smuggling |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 19 Clicks


Wednesday: August 19, 2009

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Yes, pretending to be a lawyer could land you up to seven years in prison.
Yes, pretending to be a lawyer could land you up to seven years in prison.

...and it could land you another two years in prison if you happen to continue trying to be fake lawyer days after your initial release. Smooth move.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 6:34 AM | Tags (5) | dumb | false | jail | lawyer | pretend |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 8 Clicks


Thursday: August 13, 2009

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A quick lesson regarding how not to rob a bank.
A quick lesson regarding how not to rob a bank.

A 34-year-old man is in custody after authorities say he gave a teller his account number and showed her his picture ID before robbing an Anchorage bank.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 7:06 AM | Tags (5) | bank | dumb | id | robbery | theft |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 12 Clicks


Tuesday: August 11, 2009

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Have a look at some leaked screens from a Geek Squad certification test.
Have a look at some leaked screens from a Geek Squad certification test.

Wow, thats scary. Certification tests for this type of position shouldn't include poorly used Internet memes.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in FYI @ 6:46 AM | Tags (6) | geeksquad | bestbuy | certification | dumb | quiz | gizmodo |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 95 Clicks


Wednesday: July 15, 2009

Popular Today:
Programming error causes some Visa customers to receive 17-digit charges.
Programming error causes some Visa customers to receive 17-digit charges.

...he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and when he later checked his account online found that he had been charged  the 17-digit number — a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 12:03 PM | Tags (7) | charge | error | oops | programming | quadrillion | visa | dumb |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 17 Clicks


Monday: July 13, 2009

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FYI, a toy gun is no match for a cricket bat when robbing a gas station.
FYI, a toy gun is no match for a cricket bat when robbing a gas station.

Sheriff's Cpl. Mike Gaull tells the Press-Register of Mobile that the employee noticed the gun had an orange tip on the barrel and grabbed the cricket bat. The suspect then ran out of the store without any money.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 3:42 PM | Tags (7) | offbeat | robbery | cricket | bat | toy | gun | dumb |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 6 Clicks


Girl falls into open New York City manhole whilst texting.
Girl falls into open New York City manhole whilst texting.

Cowabunga.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 2:29 PM | Tags (5) | dumb | manhole | oblivious | sewer | texting |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 20 Clicks


Friday: July 10, 2009

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Yes, elephants can out-eat humans quite easily when put to task.
Yes, elephants can out-eat humans quite easily when put to task.

Who knew?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 4:09 PM | Tags (6) | circus | contest | dumb | eating | elephants | humans |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 10 Clicks


Wednesday: July 8, 2009

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Driving while intoxicated, with or without pants, is more than enough to get you thrown in jail.
Driving while intoxicated, with or without pants, is more than enough to get you thrown in jail.

'I have misplaced my pants.'

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 3:50 PM | Tags (6) | commando | dui | dumb | homer | pants | police |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 11 Clicks


Thursday: July 2, 2009

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If you're going to rob a gas station, make sure you actually have gas in the getaway car.
If you're going to rob a gas station, make sure you actually have gas in the getaway car.

May that be a lesson to all of you.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 1:56 PM | Tags (4) | dumb | gas | holdup | robbery |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 9 Clicks


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